Below expectations (Il Sole 24 Ore Radiocor) - Washington, 04 Sep - US job openings in July slid to 7.673 million from 7.910 million the month before, according to data from the US Department of Labor.

Expectations were for 8.090 million openings.

Hires changed little at 5.5 million while total separations increased to 5.4 million. Within separations, quits were little changed at 3.3 million, as too were layoffs and discharges at 1.8 million, it said.

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(RADIOCOR) 04-09-24 16:13:58 (0423) 5 NNNN